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Comment of the Day: Violence by Right-Wing Protesters

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Hundreds lit torches and marauded the streets of Charlottesville Friday night like a pack of wolves.
These marauders (people Trump called “innocent protestors”) assaulted UVA students on their own campus . THIS KKK and Nazi inspired torch march had NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LEE STATUE, which was miles away.
They then beat a handful of students on their own campus with the torches they carried and pepper sprayed them, attackers Trump defends as “Very Fine People”, as one student cried in despair, “where is everybody?!

They marched to the church I WAS IN with the Charlottesville clergy collective,i.e…., a Presbyterian church holding an ecumenical serving calling for peace and love.
These marauders menaced a church service “Heil Trump”, “Heil Hitler” “Jews will not replace us”, “You will not replace Us” “Blood and Soil” (Blud en Boden) [Blud und Boden] with their torches.
Im talking going out of there way to INTERRUPT A RELIGIOUS SERVICE AND ATTEMPT TO TERRORIZE CLERGY

On Saturday I saw and treated all, including a Neo Nazi leader who stumbled into our medic tent after police sprayed him, who tried to direct his “troops” via walkie talkie while receiving care and was told to stop or he would have to leave.

This was not a “many sides event”- this was an armed invading army of out of staters, (first thought they were the national guard, until I got closer and saw SWASTIKAS on their uniforms) colliding with locals repelling the invasion.
#NeverAboutTheStatuesTheyAreAnExcuse

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